Esthetician school in North Carolina

11 esthetician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

9 schools offer these esthetician programs, and North Carolina has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Estheticians, or skincare specialists, give face and body treatments and remove unwanted hair. To be licensed you complete a state-approved esthetician or cosmetology program and pass a state exam; the rules vary by state.¹ In North Carolina, 1 of the 11 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 11 programs

How much does esthetician school cost in North Carolina?

$193 to $1,395 is what most esthetician programs in North Carolina cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $180 to $2,504

In the typical program

Finished the program: 61%
Working 6 months later: 68%
Earned a year, estimated: about $21,700
Length: 18 to 32 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in North Carolina may also offer esthetician school. How these figures are made

Is there free esthetician school in North Carolina?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 40 people at 2 of the 11 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most esthetician programs in North Carolina cost $193 to $1,395. Prices on this page run from $180 to $2,504.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Esthetician school in Fayetteville, Sanford, Shelby and other North Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 more programs are in 2 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 11 esthetician programs in North Carolina approved for WIOA funding

11 programs

Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Technology
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford
High school diploma or equivalent
Central Carolina Community College, Sanford · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,100
Price if you pay yourself$1,287
School website, Esthetics Technology at Central Carolina Community College
More details about Esthetics Technology at Central Carolina Community College
Finished
71%
Working at 6 months
77%
Earned in a quarter
$6,275
Length
30 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,108
Students counted
141
a year, estimated
$25,100
price
$1,287
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230)
Cleveland Community College
Shelby
High school diploma or equivalent
Cleveland Community College, Shelby · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,500
Price if you pay yourself$1,354
School website, Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230) at Cleveland Community College
More details about Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230) at Cleveland Community College
Finished
54%
Working at 6 months
70%
Earned in a quarter
$5,635
Length
32 weeks, 26 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,964
Students counted
97
a year, estimated
$22,500
price
$1,354
Esthetician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Technology
Durham Technical Community College
Durham
High school diploma or equivalent
Durham Technical Community College, Durham · Esthetician license program · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,700
Price if you pay yourself$2,504
22 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Esthetics Technology at Durham Technical Community College
More details about Esthetics Technology at Durham Technical Community College
Finished
71%
Working at 6 months
67%
Earned in a quarter
$7,163
Length
40 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
83
a year, estimated
$28,700
price
$2,504
trained with WIOA funding
22
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetician
Brunswick Community College
Supply
High school diploma or equivalent
Brunswick Community College, Supply · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,000
Price if you pay yourself$182
18 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Esthetician at Brunswick Community College
More details about Esthetician at Brunswick Community College
Finished
76%
Working at 6 months
50%
Earned in a quarter
$4,750
Length
16 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,521
Students counted
80
a year, estimated
$19,000
price
$182
trained with WIOA funding
18
Esthetician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Esthetics Technology, Certificate
Davidson-Davie Community College
Thomasville
No diploma needed
Davidson-Davie Community College, Thomasville · Esthetician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,900
Price if you pay yourself$1,602
Program website, Esthetics Technology, Certificate at Davidson-Davie Community College
More details about Esthetics Technology, Certificate at Davidson-Davie Community College
Finished
69%
Working at 6 months
76%
Earned in a quarter
$5,222
Length
32 weeks, 32 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
78
a year, estimated
$20,900
price
$1,602
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Cosmetology: Esthetics Technology
Alamance Community College
Graham
High school diploma or equivalent
Alamance Community College, Graham · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,500
Price if you pay yourself$1,282
School website, Cosmetology: Esthetics Technology at Alamance Community College
More details about Cosmetology: Esthetics Technology at Alamance Community College
Finished
9%
Working at 6 months
71%
Earned in a quarter
$6,886
Length
32 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$633
Students counted
71
a year, estimated
$27,500
price
$1,282
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Technology Certificate (Curriculum)
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
High school diploma or equivalent
Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$18,000
Price if you pay yourself$1,272
School website, Esthetics Technology Certificate (Curriculum) at Fayetteville Technical Community College
More details about Esthetics Technology Certificate (Curriculum) at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Finished
33%
Working at 6 months
60%
Earned in a quarter
$4,489
Length
16 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$985
Students counted
28
a year, estimated
$18,000
price
$1,272
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Program (Continuing Education)
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
High school diploma or equivalent
Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$18,000
Price if you pay yourself$180
School website, Esthetics Program (Continuing Education) at Fayetteville Technical Community College
More details about Esthetics Program (Continuing Education) at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Finished
31%
Working at 6 months
58%
Earned in a quarter
$4,489
Length
36 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$967
Students counted
26
a year, estimated
$18,000
price
$180
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetician I
Sampson Community College
Clinton
High school diploma or equivalent
Sampson Community College, Clinton · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$193
Program website, Esthetician I at Sampson Community College
More details about Esthetician I at Sampson Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$974
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$193
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetician II
Sampson Community College
Clinton
High school diploma or equivalent
Sampson Community College, Clinton · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$193
Program website, Esthetician II at Sampson Community College
More details about Esthetician II at Sampson Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$193
Esthetician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230)
Gaston College
Dallas
High school diploma or equivalent
Gaston College, Dallas · Esthetician license program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,436
School website, Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230) at Gaston College
More details about Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230) at Gaston College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$784
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,436

How to pay for esthetician school in North Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for esthetician school in North Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for esthetician school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for esthetician school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Esthetician school in North Carolina

programs with a price cost under $1,000: 4 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 1st of 16
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 3 of 9
esthetician programs here, against the typical state's 4: 11 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the esthetician school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the North Carolina esthetician program numbers come from

Which North Carolina esthetician programs are on this list?

These are the esthetician programs North Carolina approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what North Carolina offers.

How North Carolina esthetician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some esthetician programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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Esthetician school in North Carolina

How much does esthetician school cost in North Carolina?

Is there free esthetician school in North Carolina?

Esthetician school in Fayetteville, Sanford, Shelby and other North Carolina cities

All 11 esthetician programs in North Carolina approved for WIOA funding

Esthetics Technology

Esthetics Technology Certificate (C55230)

Esthetics Technology

Esthetician

Esthetics Technology, Certificate

Cosmetology: Esthetics Technology

Esthetics Technology Certificate (Curriculum)

Esthetics Program (Continuing Education)

Esthetician I

Esthetician II